Robert Jenrick banned from driving after going THIRTY miles above speed limit on M1
Robert Jenrick has been banned from driving for six months
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Immigration minister Robert Jenrick has been banned from driving for six months after speeding on the M1.
The Newark MP was caught travelling at 68mph in a temporary 40mph zone of the motorway in Northamptonshire.
As well as being suspended from driving, he was fined £1,639.
Jenrick had previously admitted to speeding between junctions 18 and 17 on the southbound M1 last August.
The case was dealt with through a Single Justice Procedure at Northampton Magistrates’ Court, which allows a magistrate to rule on criminal cases seen as minor in a closed court, meaning the public and press cannot attend.
They also allow defendants to plead guilty or not guilty in writing which meant the minister did not have to attend court in person.
It is the second time that the 41-year-old has been prosecuted for speeding.
He was fined £307 and handed three penalty points in March, for speeding on the A40 in west London in August 2021 and ordered to pay a £442 victim surcharge and £90 in costs.
For the latest offence, the minister was fined £1,107 and ordered to pay a £442 victim surcharge and £90 in costs, the court service said.
Jenrick has been approached for comment.